Overview

'ReVisioning: Critical Methods of Seeing Christianity in the History of Art' explores some of underlying methodological assumptions in the field of art history by examining the suitability and success, as well as the incompatibility and failure, of varying art historical methodologies when applied to works of art which distinctly manifest Christian narratives, themes, motifs, and symbols.

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"""The essays in this book offer detailed attention to particular works in a way that often brings fresh understanding. Anyone interested in the relationship between Christian faith and art will find much that is helpful."" Richard Harries, Modern Believing, 56.3, July 2015 ""Within this fulsome collection, researchers will be pleased to find no less than 39 black and white illustrations as well as 24 full-colour plates. Scholars of art history in general and more specifically researchers in theology and the arts will be well served by this rigorous and engaging exploration of how to bridge these disciplines more carefully. It represents a unique resource for faculty and graduate students."" -Taylor Worley, Theological Book Review, Vol. 27 No.1, 2016"

The essays in this book offer detailed attention to particular works in a way that often brings fresh understanding. Anyone interested in the relationship between Christian faith and art will find much that is helpful. -- Richard Harries, Modern Believing, 56.3, July 2015

The essays in this book offer detailed attention to particular works in a way that often brings fresh understanding. Anyone interested in the relationship between Christian faith and art will find much that is helpful. Richard Harries, Modern Believing, 56.3, July 2015

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James Romaine, Associate Professor of Art History and chair of the Department of Art History at Nyack College. He is the President of the Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art (ASCHA). His recent scholarship includes Art as Spiritual Perception: A Festschrift for Dr. E. John Walford (2012), and contributing to the exhibition catalog Tim Rollins and K.O.S.: A History (2009). Linda Stratford, Associate Professor at Asbury University. She is a board member of the Association of Scholars of Christianity in the History of Art (ASCHA) and has produced a number of publications and presentations that draw upon cross-disciplinary training in art history and aesthetics, including a manuscript in progress, ""Artists into Frenchmen,"" a study of art and identity in modern France.

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